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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 24
   F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, was born in 1896.
   After reading The Great Gatsby, students work in pairs, select a chapter from the novel, and rewrite it from the point of view of a different character.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 13
   Roald Dahl was born on this day in 1916.
   Students adapt a Roald Dahl story to picture book format and share their books and add them to the classroom library. Additionally, they compare a book version and film version of one of Dahl's works.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 18
   Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937.
   Students brainstorm the kinds of stories they know and where these stories come from. Students return to these questions as they begin reading Hurston's novel.